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Exploring issues in women's health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring issues in women's health

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the impact of social and cultural contexts on women describe how the women’s movement has influenced the health and social care sector identify pertinent health issues in the field of women’s health...Exploring issues in women's health: 1 Thinking about women’s health today - Before...
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Level 2: Intermediate 3 hrs
Language and creativity
Languages

Language and creativity

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand key issues in the relationship between language and creativity understand some of the different ways that linguistic creativity can be studied understand the importance of creativity in human communication...Language and creativity: 1 Defining creativity - The terms ‘creativity’ and...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Successful IT systems
Digital & Computing

Successful IT systems

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the nature of success and failure in IT systems understand what makes an IT system successful understand the sociotechnical nature of IT systems, in that they incorporate hardware, software, organisational, social and human components identify different types of stakeholders and apply...
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Level 3: Advanced 9 hrs
The Byzantine icon
History & The Arts

The Byzantine icon

...learn how to ‘read’ an icon. Since the subjects depicted on icons rely on the narrative of the Bible, in Week 2 you will be taught some basic skills on how to approach and identify the subject matter of an icon. This course is a short journey into the rich world of Byzantine artistic production via its most illustrious representative – the icon....Week 1:...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
Who counts as a refugee?
Society, Politics & Law

Who counts as a refugee?

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand changing constructions of ‘refugees’ and ‘asylum seekers’ over the last century Identify ways in which the study of refugees and asylum seekers raises profound questions about the basis and legitimacy of claims for ‘citizenship’ understand how the personal lives of refugees and...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Intermediate Spanish: A trip across Latin America
Languages

Intermediate Spanish: A trip across Latin America

...learn about the ways the people of South and Central America have dealt with the everyday conditions imposed on them by the environment they live in. You will travel from Chile to Honduras and use videos, audio recordings and articles on your virtual journey towards the discovery of amazing landscapes and individuals who will share their opinions and concerns with you....
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
What can philosophy tell us about race?
History & The Arts

What can philosophy tell us about race?

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand some of the questions philosophers of race investigate begin to evaluate the position that race is about ancestry and the position that race is about power understand why different definitions of ‘racism’ affect how people identify and respond to racism assess arguments for and against...
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Level 1: Introductory 9 hrs
Challenging ideas in mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Challenging ideas in mental health

...Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand the complexity and dilemmas of diverse perspectives in the field of mental health and distress understand the importance of service users/‘survivors’ experiences and perspectives understand how mental health issues can affect everyone understand the range of potential risks faced by...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs